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Infobox musical artist| name = Ottmar Liebert| image = Ottmar Liebert 01.jpg| caption = Ottmar Liebert, 1997| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1959|2|1| birth_place = Cologne , Germany| instrument = Guitar | genre = New Flamenco , Jazz | occupation = Guitarist , Composer | years_active = 1989–present| label = Higher Octave , Epic Records|Epic , Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music | website = URL| http://www.ottmarliebert.com/ Ottmar Liebert (born February 1, 1959) is a German-born guitarist and composer best known for his distinct New Flamenco sound. A five-time Grammy Award nominee, Liebert has received 38 Gold and Platinum RIAA album certification|certifications in the United States, as well as certifications in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His debut album Nouveau Flamenco (album)|Nouveau Flamenco (1990) sold double-platinum in the United States and has become one of the best-selling guitar albums of all time.
Early life
Ottmar Liebert was born February 1, 1959 in Cologne, Germany to a Chinese-German father and a Hungarian mother. As a child, he spent most of his time traveling throughout Europe and Asia with his family. He began playing guitar at 11. After performing rock music in his native Germany, he moved to the United States and settled in Boston for a few years, performing in various rock clubs.cite web|title=Biography |publisher= Ottmar Liebert |url= http://www.ottmarliebert.com/biography/index.php |accessdate=14 May 2012 In 1986 Liebert settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he began looking to create a new musical sound.cite web|last=Schnieder |first=Wolf |title=Ottmar Liebert |publisher= Cowboys & Indians , September 2010 |url= http://www.cowboysindians.com/Cowboys-Indians/September-2010/Ottmar-Liebert/ |accessdate=14 May 2012cite web|last=Russell |first=Lawrence |title=Ottmar Liebert |publisher= Culture Court |url= http://www.culturecourt.com/Audio/OL/OLbio.htm |accessdate=14 May 2012
Music career
In 1989 Liebert founded the first incarnation of his band Luna Negra (black moon). That year he recorded a self-produced album titled Marita: Shadows and Storms . The initial thousand copies were were sold in the gallery of Santa Fe artist Frank Howell. When the record found its way to radio stations and began generating a response among listeners, Higher Octave Music picked it up and released a remastered version titled Nouveau Flamenco (album)|Nouveau Flamenco (1990). The album eventually sold double-platinum in the United States and has become one of the best-selling guitar albums of all time.
Leibert followed up his debut with several successful albums that continued and expanded his New Flamenco sound, including Borrasca (1991), Solo Para Ti (1992), and The Hours Between Night + Day (1993), all three earning Gold certification. Liebert's international success continued with ˇViva! (1995) and Opium (1996), both of which earned Platinum status in the United States and Latin America.
Liebert has recorded with Luna Negra since 1989. Personnel in the band have changed regularly since then, with the only constant being Bass guitar|bassist Jon Gagan.
Since 1990 Ottmar Liebert has released a total of 25 albums including live releases, Christmas CDs, 15 CDs of original music, a DVD, and various remixes. He has received 38 Gold and Platinum RIAA album certification|certifications in the USA as well as certifications in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Personal life
Since 1986 Leibert has lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1992 he purchased a mountaintop ranch overlooking the city, with an adobe guesthouse he built as a recording studio. In May 2006 Liebert was ordained as a Zen monk by Dennis Genpo Merzel at the Kanzeon Zen Center in Salt Lake City , Utah.cite web|last=Batista |first=Lisa |title=Behind the Scenes with Ottmar Liebert |publisher= JMF Presents |url= http://jfmpresents.com/tag/dennis-genpo-merzel/ |accessdate=14 May 2012
Nouveau Flamenco: Special Tenth Anniversary Edition (2000)
Christmas + Santa Fe (2000)
Little Wing (2001)
In the Arms of Love (2002)
3 is 4 Good Luck (2003)#tag:ref|This limited edition mini-disc was only sold at 2003 shows and with Trilogy online (In The Arms Of Love, The Santa Fe Sessons, Nouveaumatic).|group=N
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Persondata | NAME = Liebert, Ottmar | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = German guitarist | DATE OF BIRTH = 1959 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Liebert, Ottmar Category:Smooth jazz musicians Category:People from Santa Fe, New Mexico Category:German jazz guitarists Category:Living people Category:1959 births Category:Flamenco guitarists
